Homes cost more than the Midden-Groningen average.
The average WOZ value in Scharmer is €432,000, 46% higher than in Midden-Groningen (€295,000). Between 2021 and 2025 the average WOZ value rose 42%, against a rise of 57% in Midden-Groningen. 92% of the homes are owner-occupied, 30 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (62%).
Key figures
Average WOZ value
€432,000
▲46% higher than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲30 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
8%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲18 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)
Average WOZ value
€432,000
▲46% higher than Midden-Groningen (€295,000)
Rise in WOZ value since 2021
+42%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+57%)
More figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲30 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (62%)
Social housing
0%
▼29 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Private rent
8%
▼1 percentage point lower than Midden-Groningen (9%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲18 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (79%)
Built 1965–1974
9%
▼10 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1975–1991
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Built 1992–2005
7%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (15%)
WOZ value per year
The average WOZ value rose 42% between 2021 and 2025, to €432,000.
Average WOZ value, 2025
€432,000▲ 46% above Midden-Groningen
+42% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +57%
Explanation
The WOZ value as struck on 1 January of the year before the KWB edition.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Modelled ownership costs
Modelled ownership costs for a typical dwelling here: ~€490 per month (excluding mortgage and energy)
€490/ month
Typical home here, before mortgage and energy
246 m² · measured buurt average
WOZ €432,000 · average here
Levies you'll be billed€154NL median
Property tax (OZB)€62€38
Water board levy€44–
Waste levy€29€27
Sewage levy€19€22
Costs to set aside€336
Maintenance reserve€314–
Buildings insurance€22–
Model estimates, not bills.
For this home, Midden-Groningen's OZB, sewage and waste levies rank 314th of 334 gemeenten, cheapest first.
cheapestdearest
Water board, maintenance and insurance are estimated from national rates and the home's value and size, so they aren't compared.
Explanation
The home: one typical home of 246 m² (measured average in this buurt) with the average WOZ value here, €432,000.
Levies: Midden-Groningen's own OZB, sewage and waste rates for 2026. The water board levy uses national average rates.
Set aside: maintenance at 0.85% and buildings insurance at 0.06% a year of the rebuild cost (€1,800 per m²).
NL median: what the same home would pay in the middle gemeente. Gemeenten where a regional body collects the waste levy are left out.
Not included: mortgage and energy. These are estimates, not actual bills.
Source: Municipal levies + CBS 2026
Dwelling value ladder
Scharmer has the 2nd-highest WOZ value of the 4 buurten in Harkstede, Scharmer en Woudbloem.
Average WOZ value from the Netherlands down to this area, and its rank within its own group (e.g. buurten within the same wijk). Provincie is omitted: KWB publishes no province rows to average.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
WOZ value and age structure
Here: €432,000 average WOZ value.
Value
Dwellings
Aged 65+
Scharmer
432,000
115
–
Harkstede
421,000
1,285
–
Scharmer Buitengebied
444,000
66
–
Woudbloem
319,000
53
–
Explanation
Each circle is an area: position by average WOZ value, size by dwelling count. The 65-and-over share (pct_65_plus) travels on every point but is not yet drawn as a second axis.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB)
Dwellings by ownership
The largest category is owner-occupied, at 92% of dwellings.
Owner-occupied92%
Private rent8%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by type
97% of the dwelling stock is single-family homes.
Single-family homes97%
Multi-family homes3%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
53% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Before 194552.6%
1945-196412.1%
1965-19749.5%
1975-199111.2%
1992-20056.9%
2006-20153.4%
2016 and later4.3%
Explanation
Based on 116 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Change 2021-2025: -100%, against -19% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
In 2025, 0 crimes per 1,000 residents were registered in Scharmer. Since 2021 the registered rate per 1,000 residents fell 100%, against a fall of 19% in Midden-Groningen. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
0
Change since 2021
-100%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
0
Change since 2021
-100%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (-19%)
Home burglary
0
2023–2025
Registered crimes per 1,000 residents, 2025
In 2025, Scharmer registered 0 crimes per 1,000 residents, against 31 in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Scharmer0
The municipality of Midden-Groningen31
Explanation
Crime is counted where it happens and divided by the number of residents, so places with many visitors — city centres, nightlife, stations — score higher.
In 2022, police in Scharmer registered 1 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2022
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.
Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2022
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Midden-Groningen average; green space is below the Midden-Groningen average.
An estimated 81% of adults in Scharmer rate their own health as good, 12 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen. Fewer adults are overweight (47% against 58%), fewer report anxiety or depression (36% against 44%) and fewer smoke (12% against 19%), but more meet the physical activity guideline (51% against 43%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Scharmer, covering 80% of the area, against 75% in Midden-Groningen. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 2% of the area, 6 percentage points below the 8% in Midden-Groningen.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲12 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
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Overweight
47%
▼11 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Lonely
42%
▼7 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
81%
▲12 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (69%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
2%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (8%)
More figures
Overweight
47%
▼11 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (58%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
36%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (44%)
Lonely
42%
▼7 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (49%)
Meets physical activity guideline
51%
▲8 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (43%)
Water, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
0%
▼6 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Agriculture, share of the area
80%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (75%)
Health
An estimated 81% of adults rate their own health as good, against 69% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Midden-Groningen
Good self-rated health
80.8%
69.3%
Smokes
12.2%
18.7%
Excessive drinking
6.9%
5.7%
Overweight
47.4%
58.4%
Lonely
41.7%
49.4%
Anxiety or depression feelings
36.1%
44.2%
Meets physical activity guideline
50.9%
43.3%
Explanation
An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.
Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024
Land use
2% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 8% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Traffic6.1%
Built-up12.1%
Recreation1.5%
Agriculture80.3%
Explanation
Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.
Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022
Distance to amenities
A primary school lies here at an average road distance of 1500 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
1,700 m
–
GP practice
1,600 m
–
Primary school
1,500 m
–
Daycare
1,500 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
0.2
GP practices
–
0.2
Daycares
–
0.2
Explanation
Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.
Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025
04 · Residents
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Midden-Groningen.
Scharmer has 255 inhabitants (2026), or 390 per km² (76% higher than in Midden-Groningen). Between 2021 and 2026 the population fell 7%, against a rise of 1% in Midden-Groningen. In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Midden-Groningen was 75%, 3 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 23% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-7%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Groningen
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Married
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (40%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-7%
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Midden-Groningen
75%
▼3 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+5%
▲higher than Midden-Groningen (+2%)
Aged 45 to 65
35%
▲6 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (29%)
Married
47%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (40%)
Dutch origin
94%
▲13 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (81%)
Secondary education (havo, vwo, mbo 2–4)
53%
▲5 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (48%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
23%
▲6 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 7% between 2021 and 2026, to 255.
Residents, 2026
255
-7% since 2021
Midden-Groningen +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 390 residents per km², this buurt is 76% more densely populated than the municipality of Midden-Groningen.
Residents per km²390
Dwellings per km²174.2
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; almost no one died.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
35% of residents are between 45 and 65.
0 to 1530
15 to 2525
25 to 4545
45 to 6590
65 to 8055
80 and over10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
47% of residents are married.
Never married105
Married120
Divorced15
Widowed15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
94% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands240
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Education level of residents aged 15 to 75
53% of residents have a havo, vwo or mbo2-4 level education.
Havo, vwo, mbo2-4100
Higher professional, university90
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2024
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Midden-Groningen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 75% of eligible voters in Midden-Groningen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 23% of the valid votes.
Municipality of Midden-GroningenThe Netherlands
D66
12.9%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
22.7%
16.7%
VVD
13%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12.4%
12.8%
CDA
9.4%
11.8%
JA21
3.9%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
5.9%
4.5%
BBB
4.6%
2.6%
Other
15.3%
14.4%
Explanation
Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.
Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025
05 · More figures
More figures
Scharmer has an average of 1.4 cars per household, 17% higher than in Midden-Groningen (1.2). 30% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 7 percentage points more than in Midden-Groningen (23%).
Key figures
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
22%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲10 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
22%
▲15 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (7%)
Business services, share of businesses
11%
▼9 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (20%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
11%
▼8 percentage points lower than Midden-Groningen (19%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.4
▲17% higher than Midden-Groningen (1.2)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
30%
▲7 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (23%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+1 pp
▼lower than Midden-Groningen (+4 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
96%
▲10 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (86%)
Industrial, share of addresses
10%
▲4 percentage points higher than Midden-Groningen (6%)
Assembly, share of addresses
2%
▲1 percentage point higher than Midden-Groningen (1%)
Private rent
8%
▼6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (14%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
92%
▲35 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (57%)
Single-family dwellings
97%
▲34 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 10 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij10
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca10
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0
Zakelijke dienstverlening5
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
30% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 23% in the municipality of Midden-Groningen (2025).
Petrol70%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)30%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 29% to 30% between 2021 and 2025.
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 150 passenger cars and 25 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars150
Motorcycles25
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
96% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (10%).
Residential95.9%
Retail1.7%
Assembly1.7%
Healthcare0.8%
Industrial9.9%
Other2.5%
Explanation
Based on 121 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
Biggest difference from the Netherlands
3% multi-family dwellings, against 37% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Multi-family dwellings3%
NL 37%▼ −92% vs NL
Private rent8%
NL 14%▼ −43% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings92%
NL 57%▲ +61% vs NL
Single-family dwellings97%
NL 63%▲ +54% vs NL
Residents per km²390
NL 539▼ −28% vs NL
Explanation
The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025